Hose-supporter.



No. 813,197. PATENTEE FEB.! 520 1906. H. GAHN.

HOSE SUPPOETER APPLICATION FILED Edy 13.6.1905.

WITNESSES.- I l/VI/E/VTOH W/ C jiQzlen Wad/m,

Arrow/5m HELEN VJ. ()AiiN G T510. 8123,1557, .ipecificaibimzTiiin'sentec'. Q9, 1965..

Application flier] March 6, 10 35; Earigi Ho. 2 28 62.

To all whim is bum/y aonw' of the article A. clasp witiiprotected jawsis Be it iillfiv l'l that ii, iii: JEN We".QA 1N,iL citizen. of theUnitugi Smite/s, 1'QSi(:l11g sit the city 0? Ne Y 01k, borough ofManhaitan, in the: coun'iy at" New Yuri: and @cm of New York, ininvivzltird certain new and useful impi'uven'm i in iii se-=upp0ri rs,0i which the foiiov." ig :i. spec-W 11i ion.

iviy twin-ion 2? $0 1105 umu w in connected 01' ,iiciieci O1 1103i i w.

l hGUELUSC i i y ii band 01' he kg; below the knee, so that it cannotsii imwziigiiy out 0' place.

Second, the l g-band 0? gb i'cer cannot bind around the 19g, wuause itJim be WGZR iOOSiLj; dwired, While at ziie sauna mile the 9 w'npuiteiisiif'i'i-siant iii iioicii 0s, 11 iis clasp 111a mi; h s 11.mines-"ting it ;0 the stacking, eg-iiand or giiitei' is T0114 he hrupper pa and t hang 10056.

My improved supportn iiisite eizisiisity for r21" my it motion 0'5". thewe both .ieng'tiiwisa by it may be change ,0 gm eient sizes; 'i. 10mimunt 0 require in iiis nimiuizmtum 1U i elastic Webbing in: iinnmd. by(ms, be ii the 5o i'iisti'ibuting the iiisisini 4 ElOi'kiL-ZSTJUiiebbii'iir, mum mi; uciiii; mi 00st of manufacture and; promoting thedurability the employed in the supporterior engagement wiiii the mp ofalongstocking. Such clasp will not cut, tear, or otherwise injure thestocking, and. ii takeii a firm grip or hold on the stacking, so as toprevent d sengaggw ment of this pmrias. o

RifliBIiCQ is to be had to the accompanying firm-Vin forming a of thisspecificiv inimi, when, n iike characters of refeiencb are used toindicate corresponding parts in :Lii 'iLi'iO figures.

i ire 'i is 2!, psrspestive View iiiusti'aiting 1,1060 using mySUPPOI'i/BT. Fig. 2 is ii enia. d perspective View of the supporterPPXSOD, 3nd. Fig: 3 is a perfrom a sorset "00 a siocking. is in? '2preferably of non-elasmember iliJ Webbing and lower portion is doubled 1i'okieii upon itseii to plOdllCG a bight or fi'e e and of this doubledpart of ,emm! iliilLLCilOCi to & shdabie avidem that the siiiizibieciiisp B may be of bile ilSLlfLi or any prei'errad construction andihzi' ii; i constructed to engage fri0ti0ny with member imthe purpuse 0i1 g {he fiiided portion a in the required "-5, 11's 0i adjustment.

and is isigiteneii in it suitabic nppcr portion in the member or hangerA. 'iiiis mb i'illi'li-SilQS a sonvenieiif means i" 1' izt'mchiiig thesupporter to :i body'- gmii'nenix, such as a corset, (indisat-ed ati) in.i igg. 1.) The tab may be sbwaizi in the, v i V I v J, 5 nerscb, at diii 91g. 1; hm odie? mode-s U1 zittii-chm eiit iuiiy be adopted Forizistrciiing 1.1m tab Q to mid corset D, and, in iacig, any suitablemeans fatmching the hanger member A m the C(H'SQtiKliLB/ ix wdemed.

The suppmtei" of my inveution isi not .iEltemiwii in be attachediiirectly to the stock ing E, becsiuse I employ a band orgsirter Hatdasimia Us the member orhiiiiger adapt- C (iQ/SigZRLiQS tab which ispreferably" iOWIPMi of the hzing sr A. This band is;

also made of non-elastic webbing,- and to one end of the band isattached a buckle f, adapt= ed for engagement with the free end portionof the band. This construction allows the band to be slipped around thelimb of the wearer with ease and dispatch; but in lieu of the buckle f Imay employ any suitable coup ling or any other device for uniting thetwo ends of the band detachably one to the other.

A connection of elastic webbing is em ployed between the member A andthe band F. As shown by the drawin s, this connection is in the form ofan elastic strap G, which is doubled through a loop g, so as to rovidetwo converging members, which are fastened to the band or garter F in asuitable wayas, for example, by stitching said.

loop when the clasp B is moved on the member for varying the lengththereof.

the elastic strap H and the clasp I, .said

members being adapted for supporting the upper edgeportion of thestocking E, as

shown'by Fig.1. The strap H. is fastened to the member A at a pointbetween the slide B and the tab C. member by a row of stitches,(indicated'at h,) although other means may be resorted to for unitingthe strap to the hanger. ,As,

shown, the strap H occupies an inclined position-to the, hanger ormember A, and the free end'of this strap is attached to the clasp 1.While I may use any/form of clasp, ,1 prefer to employ the constructionsh'wn by Fig. 3, wherein the parts 7', i are hinged and under thecontrol of a spring 0?; A peculiar feature of the clasp I isthe use ofgrippingblocks j in the opposing portions of the parts it, whereby theclasp is adapted to have the required frictional engagement withthe-fabric in order to support the stocking, while at the same time thetendency to tear or injure the fabric-is wholly avoided. The parts ofthe clasp at the freel ends thereof are widened and provided'with'lipsis, which are adapted to fold over and around the blocks of frictionalmaterially, and these gripping-faces j are adapted toengage with eachother when the parts are pressed to their closed positions by the spring1).

In using my supporter the tab C is attached to the corset and thesupporter proper hangs Said strap is united to the leosely from thegarment, It is only neces- 'sary to slip the band F around the leg belowthe knee and to fasten one end of the band by the buckle f or its euivalent. This al lows the band or garter to have such engagement withthe stocking as will hold it in place without, however, binding the leg,and the garte is prevented from slipping out of position b the hangerwhich is attached to the corset. In case a long stocking is worn the,garter is used to hold the stocking below the knee, and the clasp isalsoengaged with the top edge of the stocking, as shown by Fig. 1, thusaffording a secure means for supporting the extra long stocking; but inwarm weather the clasp I can remain detached and the top edge of thestocking allowed to hang loose or free.

From this description it will be seen that the supporter may be Wornwith comfort and that it may be adjusted to suit persons of dif ferentsizes, because the hanger A may be lengthened or shortened and the arterF may be drawn as tightly as require around the limb. The only elasticused in the supporter are the straps G and H, which provide for anyundue strain and allow the parts to yield or give to the movement of thewearer.

Changes in the form, size, proportion, and

v 7 minor details in construction may be made An important feature of myinvention is slidable adjustment thereon, a loop in the bight of thehanger, a leg-band, a strap attached at spaced points to the leg-bandand passing through the loop, andanother stra attached to the hangerabove the slidab e clasp thereon, said last-mentioned strap .be 'ingprovided with a stocking-clasp.

2.- A hose-supporter comprising a hanger having its lower end foldedupon itself and forming a bight, a clasp slidable on thehanger forvarying the operative length thereof, means at the upper part of thehanger forattaching the same to a corset, a leg-band,' an elastic strapconnecting the leg-band with the bight of the hanger, and another strapattached to the hanger between the clasp and the corset-attaching means.

3. A hose-supporter comprising a hanger having one end doubled uponitself and producing a bight, a clasp adjustable on the hanger forvarying the operative length thereof, means for attaching the hanger toa cor- In testimony whereof I here signed my set, a strap fastened tothe hangenbetween name to thls speclfication in the presence of the clasand the corset-atta-ehin means, a two subscribing witnesses.-

leg-b'an a. loop in thebight 2' t e hanger, HELEN W.'CAHN. 5 and anelastic strap fitted in the loop and Witnesses:

having its ends secured at separated point-e JAS. H. GRIFFIN,

to the leg-band, H. I. BERNHARD.

